A wasted cultivation cultivator, whose senior sister comes to his door asking for pills at the start

The Holy Maiden's Palace is a residence, cultivation area, and office built by the Holy Land specifically for the Holy Maiden.

This was Ye Yun's first time here, and what came into view was a magnificent palace.

On either side of the entrance stood a female cultivator at the peak of the Innate Realm.

Ye Yun stepped forward and bowed.

"Senior sisters, my name is Ye Yun. I have been invited here by Her Highness the Holy Maiden. May I announce my arrival?"

Upon hearing his name, the two female cultivators nodded.

"His Highness instructed us that you can go straight in; she is in the innermost study."

Upon hearing this, Ye Yun immediately cupped his hands and smiled.

"Thank you so much, Senior Sister!"

As he strode into the Holy Maiden's Palace, the two female cultivators exchanged a glance and began to whisper among themselves.

"This is Ye Yun. He must be the first man in all these years to be allowed to spend the night at the Holy Maiden's Palace, right?"

"That's right, Her Highness the Holy Maiden is too good to him."

"You said there wouldn't be anything between her and the saintess..."

"Hush, how dare we discuss Her Highness's affairs? Let's just keep to our posts."

"Indeed, how could His Highness possibly be interested in such an ordinary person?"

……

Ye Yun was unaware of his two senior sisters' discussion. He had already passed through the elegant corridor and arrived at the innermost study.

The study was extremely spacious, and unexpectedly, both the Holy Maiden Hong Xian'er and her disciple Yu Hongling were there.

Yu Hongling was sitting against the wall in the corner, holding a large book and reading.

At the wooden table in front, the saintess seemed to be working, continuously writing something with her brush.

Compared to the usual Hong Xian'er, today in the Holy Maiden Palace she was dressed quite casually, even revealingly, which made Ye Yun momentarily dazed.

Just then, Yu Hongling's unfriendly voice came from beside him.

"Hey, have you seen enough?"

Ye Yun snapped out of her daze and glanced at her with a slightly embarrassed expression.

"Senior Sister Yu, you're here too."

"Of course, I usually live here with my master!"

Yu Hongling looked proud; being able to live in the Holy Maiden's Palace was indeed a great honor.

Ye Yun sighed inwardly. He had been hoping to have some alone time with the Holy Maiden, but now there was a huge third wheel.

It seems hopeless to win over the saintess.

At this moment, Hong Xian'er, who was not far away, glanced at him and said.

"Don't worry about it. Letting her stay here on weekdays is just to make it easier to teach her cultivation."

"I see……"

Ye Yun nodded, still feeling a bit envious of Yu Hongling; she was truly a chosen one.

From the very beginning of his cultivation, he possessed exceptional talent and had a powerful master to protect him.

Unlike him, who in the end only became a small Creation Furnace.

At this moment, Hong Xian'er smiled faintly at him and gave him instructions.

"For the next three days, you can cultivate here. If you have any questions about cultivation, you can come and ask me directly."

Yu Hongling, who was standing to the side, glared at him and said.

"During this time, you are not allowed to have any other thoughts about your master, otherwise this young lady will not be so polite to you!"

Although she was just protecting her own, by sheer coincidence, it really struck a chord with Ye Yun.

So much so that he instinctively felt a little guilty and coughed lightly.

"How could I possibly have any other thoughts after what you've said, senior sister?"

"Hmph, you better be like that!"

Yu Hongling crossed her arms and let out a soft moan.

Hong Xian'er shook her head helplessly at her protective behavior and gave her some instructions.

"Ling'er, if there's nothing else, you should go back to your room and read. Don't disturb him while he's studying."

"Hmm... okay."

Yu Hongling surprisingly obeyed her master's words and immediately stood up, holding the large book.

But before leaving, he didn't forget to give Ye Yun a super fierce look.

Ye Yun felt helpless until he noticed the books the other person was holding, which were the study materials he had taken from him.

Ye Yun immediately felt ashamed, or rather, he was drenched in sweat.

No, this girl is studying the materials right in front of her master?!

Just then, Hong Xian'er's puzzled voice came from beside him.

"What's wrong with you? Why are you staring at Ling'er?"

"Ahem, it's nothing, I'm just surprised by Senior Sister Yu's eagerness to learn..."

"That little girl, she really works very hard at cultivation."

When Yu Hongling was mentioned, Hong Xian'er was full of praise.

After a moment's thought, she said...

"But speaking of which, this little girl has been reading ever since she came back last time. I wonder what interesting book she's found this time."

Ye Yun dared not utter a word and could only echo him.

"Ahem, this must be a very useful book."

After saying that, he dared not have any further conversation with the saintess on this topic, and immediately used the technique of changing the subject.

"Oh, by the way, there's something I don't quite understand."

Hong Xian'er looked at him and asked in a low voice.

"Speak, what is it?"

"Why have you been personally handling everything regarding the Trials of the Three Saints? And isn't this a bit too much for me?"

These were the questions Ye Yun genuinely wanted to ask; given the other party's status, there was no need for them to do these things.

Hong Xian'er immediately gave an answer to this question.

"What's so hard to understand? I'm just cultivating my own team."

"Huh? Building a team?"

Ye Yun frowned slightly and couldn't help but ask.

"Given your status, if you succeed to the Holy Land, wouldn't the previous Holy Lord's team simply be yours?"

"You're dreaming."

Hong Xian'er shook her head, her gaze shifting from Ye Yun to the sheets of paper on the table, and began to speak softly.

"The Ancient Holy Land has developed to its current scale, and has long since transcended the scope of ordinary sects, with several factions within it."

"Most of them have a vast foundation and a large group of people, and many of them oppose me becoming the new Holy Lord."

"Even within my master's faction, there are many who resist my becoming the Holy Lord."

"Do you still think I can just sit back and reap the rewards?"

After listening to her story, Ye Yun fell silent.

Indeed, without his own core group, even if he were to ascend to the position of Holy Lord, he would likely only become a puppet Holy Lord.

Then, he scratched his head and said.

"Even if you want to cultivate your own power, shouldn't you choose from the true disciples or even the geniuses of the inner sect? Why bother with me, an outer disciple?"

"It's simple. Most of the geniuses in the true disciples or inner sects already belong to their own factions. There are too many people in the outer sects, and they can't recruit them all, nor do they bother to get involved."

"So that's how it is..."

"Therefore, I plan to try to discover and recruit talent from the bottom up."

Hong Xian'er looked up at Ye Yun and smiled slightly.

"And you are the first one I've tried."

"So...from now on, I'm considered yours, Your Highness?"

"You shouldn't be asking me that; you should be asking yourself, do you want to be one of me?"

Ye Yun was taken aback when he felt Hong Xian'er's gaze fixed on him.

He had been thinking that it would be better to find a powerful backer in the future, otherwise, if he produced too many pills, he would inevitably be targeted.

As a result, this powerful backer appeared!

Ye Yun immediately cupped his hands in greeting.

"Of course, this disciple is willing!"

Seeing this, Hong Xian'er nodded in satisfaction.

At that moment, she had no idea what kind of SSR card she would draw on her very first try...